Identify and disseminate information about computer systems security holes, with CERT and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Infrastructure Protection Center serving as clearing houses.

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The Islanders had nearly killed Brian Strait's penalty when a clearing attempt hit linesman Greg Devorski at center ice and stopped.

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When he detected the object, Bill Yeung contacted the Minor Planet Center in Massachusetts, the clearing house for such discoveries, which gave it the designation J002E3 and posted it on their Near-Earth Object Confirmation webpage.

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But for areas farther from the city's center, they are talking about clearing the way for more heights well above the 130-foot cap, though specifics haven't been publicly discussed.

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Thus, the folks at the center of the European debt crisis may also be seeing some clearing in the clouds.

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